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[Galaxy S II General] E_Goldstein:
Bunch of crap these guys havent got a clue what there doing, didnt contact me for a full week, and told me they couldnt get the dll file for the rif box (i have been informed its been available for a few months now) sent me an email this morning saying "they cant repair this chipset" if you chose to use them good luck, but shocking customer service lloyd on the live chat is a unhelpfull twat.

If they have shagged my mainboard they are in for it.

Rant over
[Galaxy S II General] wdn05:
The first time i used them they were brilliant! had my phone back within 4 days...the second time i bricked my phone they it took a week exactly and i only got it back because i kept hassling them on chat. they fed me bull saying they were working on it, the next day they said they were having trouble, the next day someone said they had a back log with phones so then I told him that another person was having trouble...so after i nagged them 20 mins later after a cup of coffee...its fixed.

First time they were brilliant, second time...lies lies lies.
[Galaxy S II General] TrOjAnUK:
Wow... I feel bad now about recommending them.. Im REALLY sorry to those that used them and had bad service, when mine bricked I must have been lucky..

TrOjAn
[Galaxy S II General] E_Goldstein:
Dont worry you had a good call with them, they told me they cant fix GT-I9100 though after having it a week so its gone back to sammi, im regretting it
[Galaxy S II General] E_Goldstein:
Well I got lucky as hell Samsung have fixed it, got it back yesterday :-)

gone back to them today LOL, my imei is boshed, so they said that they haven't fixed it properly and gonna sort it for me and sending me some vouchers as compo sweet...
[Galaxy S II General] chubby65:
I've used these guys for years and they've always been ok repair or for buying from sent a bricked s3 today for jtag
[Galaxy S II General] charlodroid:
Managed to brick my s2 the other day. After searching xda i found this thread.

As I am only 45 minutes away from Sheffield, (I'm in Halifax), and as I couldn't stand the idea of sending my beloved s2 through the post I rang them and booked it in for a jtag. They got on with it straight away. I knew it would take a while so I left them to it, eating at the local fast food joint and getting my weekly shoppping in. I went back two and a half hours later and my phone was alive again.

I had put them under pressure asking for it the same day and they came through. I was lucky though and went early in the morning, when I got back they had received lots of other phones including 5 other s2's that needed unbricking. This is a busy little place. It was all a pain in the arse taking it myself and consumed most of the day but it worked out well. If they are as busy as I expect they are I wouldn't take this level of service for granted, but for me they came through, and if you were more trusting of the postal services and could wait, I am sure they will do their best. Taking it in cost me 25 quid, but as my useless brick was a phone again that was good value, and if I brick it again I will call them first.

Apart from being Yorkshireman I share no other connection with these people, but I will happily testify about their services. Like I say, I took it in and I think I caught them at a quiet point, so don't just turn up and expect the world. But post it or talk to them first and they appear to try what they can.

I had a bricked phone, now it's on cm10 again, that'll do for me.
[Galaxy S II General] droid_1989:
In Leeds here, what's the place called? Worth keeping a note of it in case I ever need it.
[Galaxy S II General] charlodroid:
Hi. Got the contact info from the OP on this thread. Its just off the parkway in Sheffield, second exit if your coming from the M1, the parkway is the A630. Head north from the roundabout and you won't be able to miss them, first shop on the left.

I got lucky, I was in there early and they got on with it straight away but it is a busy little place. Definitely ring them first otherwise I would guess you have no chance of same day service.

I have only needed them the once so far so I cannot say whether things always work as well as they did for me, but my beloved s2 works again and that was all I hoped for. Apparently I had trashed my bootloader.

Hope you aren't as daft as me and therefore never need to use them, but I for one won't hesitate if I brick my phone again.
[Galaxy S II General] hoankhiem:
Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] ccsnet:
Can I ask any one who has used this company if you needed to send in just your phone or did you need to send the charger / battery as well ? Pinged them a couple of times with no response as well as on FB ( https://www.facebook.com/FoneFunShop )...

I think they are genuine it is that I don't like the idea of sticking my phone in the post with out talking to some one first.....

Terran

PS Left thanks to the OP..... posts like that are very useful and exactly why XDA exists....
[Galaxy S II General] AndyFox2011:
Since they deal with android phones its more than likely they will not need your charger, however I would advise sending your battery with the phone, so they can test after j-tag to make sure it works!

I haven't used the company so can't say anything for definite :)
[Galaxy S II General] ccsnet:
Thanks for that.... Actually I now have a reply and its just the phone that's needed... Going to stick it in the post next week....

T
[Galaxy S II General] JimboAccy:
Hi all

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but thought it would be worth letting you all know...

I successfully managed to bork my SGII while trying to increase the partition on the stock rom but I accidentally used the i9100G pit files and it was too late when I realised. :silly: Bought a jig but nothing. Found a guy doing JTAG services on Ebay UK. Under 30 quid inc. postage and my phone is once again alive after being RIFF boxed/JTAG'd. I got it back within 4 days.

I am in the UK and so is this guy. Ignore his bad spelling on the item (give him a break he is Polish I think), I would recommend this service and would gladly re-use it at that price. He replies to all emails if you have any concerns and quickly - also willing to tell you how he fixed it and whether or not it can be fixed before you send it. I am in no way affiliated with this person, we are at the opposite end of the country to each other but when you receive good value for money services, its worth sharing.

:victory::good:

Jimbo
[General Questions and Answers] punpanonicus:
I'm an experienced user, i've been using roms on my old 32A Magic phone for a while never had to ask stuff really, but now I have a problem with the new CM7.2 ROM and I really wanted to ask something in the proper thread but since I didn't have the previleges I have to open a thread and post stuff to reach to minimum number of posts. Sorry for inconvinience dear mods.
[General Questions and Answers] punpanonicus:
can post now a lot of posts?

just to reach the 10 min? Hope so. Don't wanna spam but I really need this issue resolved/answered.
[General Questions and Answers] punpanonicus:
any mods there??? please answer
[General Questions and Answers] Archer:
First off, starting threads to complain about the 10 post rule is just silly. The mods will most likely delete it and you'll be back to 0.

Secondly, if you have a question then just search the Q&A forum for your device, and if it's not already asked then start a thread there.

Personally, I hate people asking questions about ROMs and the like outside of the original dev thread. I think the 10 post rule should only apply to creating threads in the dev forums, not posting.

But I digest.

As I said - the Q&A forum is apparently the correct place for this.
[General Questions and Answers] punpanonicus:
thanks for the replies.
[General Questions and Answers] punpanonicus:
can you please provide me with a link to the Q&A thread? I searched Q&A Magic and it didnt come up with any thread other than the developers, on wich I cant post yet. Thanks guys.
[General Questions and Answers] Archer:
Wow - there's no Q&A forum. How bizarre!

Anyway, search and (if needed) create a thread in the general forum instead...

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=492
[General Questions and Answers] slimmbo:
I agree..it's pain in the arse..i understand the reasoning but when you've worked in IT or have some semblance of knowledge it's very frustrating and makes no sense when it's a comment about a thread it should be within the thread...i shouldn't have to jump thru hoops first to show that i can post...it surely can't be worse than some of the other crap i've seen people posting..esp when it's already been answered earlier in the thread...that's just lasy...or dare i say it..stupid
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ip2op01:
My android device supports USB OTG (USB HOST) functionality.

But i was unable to use the USB HOST mode in CWM Recovery.

How do i mount the usb host drive in CWM Recovery ?

Is there any way to modify the CWM kernel to enable the USB OTG functionality in Recovery Mode ?
[General Questions and Answers] guardianantivirus.bat:
lose the sound after rooting the galaxy i5801
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] silvermist805:
Hi,

I cannot post on the development forums so I am posting here.

I have installed the new hidden setting application and have rooted the 1.4.1 firmware for the nook tablet. However nothing I do (reboot / wait) gets the unknown sources hack to work. Every time the button is unchecked as if the fix did not work. I do not get any errors when it runs but the firmware never recognizes that it has happened.

Does anyone happen to have any ideas on how this can be fixed?

Thanks!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] straw10:
Did you check to see if it definitely works with 1.4.1?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] l3ft3r1s:
Same problem here. Unknown sources won't work @ routed 1.4.1
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] pogodog:
setting unknown sources value

I had the same problem with the "Hidden Settings" app from brian21. I have both root explorer and SQLite installed. So I used root explorer to modify the value of 'install_non_market_apps' of "1" in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. I then rebooted and the "install no-market apps" setting now persists. I could step-by-step this process if what I'm saying is not clear.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Kirk_the_jerk:
Pogodog, please list your step by step. I would love to see if this allows Amazon apps to install. Sideloading them is a real pain...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] pogodog:
Step by step Changing "unkown Sources db"

First you have to have root explorer and SQlite installed. I had these already with the rooted 1.4.0 using Android Market.

First I ran the hidden settings app from brian21 and went ro "Application Settings" and set "Unknown Sources". I doubt this step is really necessary, but I was just doing what I could to duplicate the process used in brian21's app.

Then I ran root explorer which starts at root.

Traverse to: /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db

press data

press data

press press com.android.providers.settings

press databases

press settings.db (Note SQlite will be invoked)

press secure

Find the line with "install_non_market_apps" and press and hold the "value" entry.

Select "Edit Field" and change from "0" to "1" press save.

Back out of root explorer and reboot.

Hope this helps!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] l3ft3r1s:
Any working solution if we don't have SQlite?

I tried copying settings.db to SD card, making the change with another free db program, and copying the modified file back to nook.

This resulted to a frozen nook when rebooted.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] pogodog:
The only thing I can suggest is to get the SQlite apk and install it via adb.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Tel864:
Thanks Pogodog, this fix worked great. I now can use dropbox again to install apps.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Kirk_the_jerk:
Thanks so much pogodog! This solved two issues for me:

1) "Allow unknown sources" now stays checked

2) I can (finally) install from the Amazon Appstore directly rather than the tedious process I'd been using.

I did have to buy SQLite and Root Explorer. I tried a few of the free alternatives and none would give me the needed access.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Psqrd:
"NT Hidden Settings" will do this for you in the "Hacks"->"Unknown Sources Hack". Just run that and reboot. The thing it doesn't tell you is that you should install busy box first.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] wbpt12:
Does anyone else have issues with their headphones staying in the headphone jack? I have tried with my beat tours, sennheiser ie8's and even the rca in-line converter in the car/ rack system. The slightest bump, and the headphones jack pops out, losing my music.. Does anyone else have this issue? i thought it just needed to be broken in, but it is consistently pushing the plug out. Att seems to be a b*tch about exchanging the phone..
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] TeknoJnky:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1336595
[Eee Pad Transformer General] musada:
I'm using Revolver 3.11 and I just got my dock. I plugged in my wired xbox 360 controller but it doesn't seem to work. The green ring on my controller is flashing, but none of the buttons or analogs are being picked up? Anyone know whats wrong?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bob dylan:
what game are you playing?

what dock firmware are you on?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] musada:
Im on EP101 0213(i think thats the dock firmware), and i tied to configure my controller with FPSe but it wasn't picking up any of the buttons i was pressing
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bob dylan:
try sixaxis or droidmate apps
[Eee Pad Transformer General] musada:
I thought sixaxis was for ps3 controllers, im trying to use a wired xbox 360 controller, and im not finding any info on relating droidmate to controllers
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bob dylan:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.poke64738.usbjoy
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Hearmeman:
switch to claymsn kernel through revolver partrs

stock and blades doesnt support controller
[Eee Pad Transformer General] musada:
thanx, I'll try that
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bob dylan:
they do if you use the app i linked to in the market.

that app is genius and enables pretty much any usb controller to work on any android device.

are you trying to play apks or onlive btw?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magnesus:
What is droidmate and where to find it?

My controller (different one) works fine in Sonic CD but in most other games only the joystick works and none of the buttons (snesoid included - snesoid detects buttons in settings, but not in game).

"USB/BT Joystick Center" is too pricy, I tried to test it but 15 minutes is not enough.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bob dylan:
droidmote

have a look in the themes and apps section

i use it to control my games with my SGS2 phone.

---------- Post added at 08:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:00 PM ----------

its £3 man!

jeez, i know its january but...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Hearmeman:
is this working?

iwill prefer wasting 2 minutes downloading and switching kernel than wasting 5 dollars
[Eee Pad Transformer General] musada:
switching the kernal fixed my problem, but now when i play shadow gun, it just runs in circles after press one of the trigger buttons
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Hearmeman:
shadowgun works just fine for me

maybe you mismapped the controlles?
[Kindle Fire General] Juls317:
hi all, i'fe rooted my KF, installed TWRP, etc. and want to flash either CM7 or MIUI but I'm not sure which, any suggestions? I've used MIUI on my SGS4G before but have never used CM7 so I'm leaning towards that but do not know how stable it is.

Also, i know that CWM has an advanced restore: data option but is there anything like that in TWRP?
[Kindle Fire General] lovejoy777:
I'be got twrp and cm7 both work awesome...

Cm7 is almost perfect and is smooth.
[Kindle Fire General] MrFrankfromCM:
CM7 is too plain jane, no charactor. MIUI look and feels much better. CM7 is too over rated.
[Kindle Fire General] Juls317:
is it easy to install a rom on the KF? i may just try both if it's simple
[Kindle Fire General] corzo002:
The only problem I've had with MIUI is that any kind of streaming video playback causes a reboot. Other than that everything runs just fine. Give it a shot bud.
[Kindle Fire General] eman3316@optonline.net:
CM7 is more polished for the Kindle right now...I switched back to it after trying MIUI
[Kindle Fire General] lovejoy777:
Very easy to install rom with Twrp I'm a noob and have cm7, just followed the threads

Had a few issues but there's so many people on this site who will help you.

Been following the good work of jackpotcalvin on ics rom got it flashed already but just waiting for the sound issues before swapping back from cm7.

I've never tried Mohicans so carny comment.
[Kindle Fire General] Twilla:
MIUI. It feels and looks much nicer. It's a lot faster than cm7, too. However, there are some icon issues in the default MIUI launcher and the notification bar when minimised in another application.

It's also worth it to note that cm7 makes up for the lack of home/back/menu/search key buttons by implementing them into the status bar. Miui makes up for it with the use of button savior, an "always on top" toolbar with the buttons. You can download button saviour in any rom, but cm7's tablet bar is worth mentioning. MIUI is actively being updated, though. I'd still go with it as a main rom. It's just so much faster, and I prefer the themes.

The lack of landscape is still annoying, but nothing a custom launcher can't fix.
[TouchPad General] djbenny1:
Now that CM7 is available for Touchpad (or regardless), how much WOULD you have paid for your Touchpad knowing now what it is like with and/or without Android/WebOS?

Basically, what do you think it is worth?
[TouchPad General] Krunk_Kracker:
The hardware is worth a lot. It's very good hardware (CPU, memory, storage etc) but, hardware is only as good as the software on said hardware.

With just webOS, I never would have even looked at the TP, probably wouldn't really have known it even existed.

Android is another story though, it opened up a whole world of possibility.

What I tell people is, you can't find a better tablet in the sub-$300 range right now. With that said, I got mine sealed in the box on CL for $225. Most 32gigs go for around $250-$270....although a bit high, I still think it's worth it.

Granted, that only goes for people like us (flashaholics, people not afraid to flash their devices). If it were someone, say, your mom or grandma or someone who has no knowledge of any of that, I'd say go elsewhere...Kindle Fire or something similar.
[TouchPad General] SpikeyPsyche:
I'd say $199 for the 16GB & $249 for the 32GB
[TouchPad General] joenathane:
The SOC is decent but the build quality is crap, my home button feels like its stuck halfway in the screen, the plastic around the speakers is cracking, and the screen is no longer flush with the case. The build quality is a joke and so is the half-baked WebOS.

I would only have ever paid fire sale prices for this.
[TouchPad General] viny2cool:
I never wanted to spend any money on tablet PC, becoz I have a smart phone and laptop..But always wanted to experience android tablet...So I grabbed one in fire sale...if the price wasnt that low, i would have never waste my money on something which would just lie around in my house..

thanks to CM7 and Leo that I use it some times now...so without Android...100, with Android may be 200....
[TouchPad General] djbenny1:
has anyone else had any quality issues like joe?
[TouchPad General] thekillingtree:
i'd probably have paid $300-350 for it if it had ICS on it already (considering i paid $200 for my 32gb now).

my home button feels a little flimsy but i hardly ever use it (because we have soft buttons) and i have noticed cracks around the speakers and stuff but my TP is in a case, so A) i don't care and B) if it was a line of tablets that hadn't been cancelled, i'd just get a warranty repair (i know i could now for the cracks but i just cba to do it).

there's just no way that hp would've made money selling it for that much, even with ICS.
[TouchPad General] Krunk_Kracker:
I've had mine for about 3 months now and it is in perfect shape. I bought it and immediately put it in a case. No problems from my end.
[TouchPad General] Krunk_Kracker:
Why the hate for webOS?
[TouchPad General] joenathane:
Palm rushed WebOS and made very bad decisions in the process, HP bought them and only half tried to make something out of WebOS and the result was this lame duck - slow & bug ridden mess...

But I think this article can say it better than I http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/business/232301170
[TouchPad General] farkedup:
sounds like he had very valid complaints...

The $150 I paid for my 32gb is all I would have paid for it. webos lacks quite a bit and android not quite right YET so with that its not really and truly fully functional. Like others have said the build quality is pretty bad. The home button on mine feels like its going to fall right off in the near future.
[TouchPad General] WildKun:
Transformer prime is out with much better cpu,gps,formfactor+ics soon for 500$, so I think something like 250$/16gb + 300$/32gb.
[TouchPad General] ponyboy82:
I'd be wary of paying more than the fire sale prices, maybe $200/$250 or $250/$300 for the 16gb/32gb versions. Granted I still have just WebOS on mine, but I'm still not sure tablets are useful enough to cost as much as most of them do. I don't think I would've bothered during the firesale if they were over $200.
[TouchPad General] virgilone2:
With. Xron loaded my touchpad performs better than xoom, ipad2, prime. if it came this way out the box and marketed right i would say worth $400-$500
[TouchPad General] webdroidmt:
Bought my 32gb from BB the first week of the firesale for $149 and that's honestly what I thought it was worth in its current state. Actually, I wouldn't have purchased either the 16 or 32gb for more than their original firesale prices.

Now, with its dual-booting capability, I would value the 16gb at $199 and the 32gb for $229. Seems like all the tablet mfgrs. place a premium upgrade price of $50-100 going from 16 to 32gb, I feel a $30 difference is sufficient.

Mike T
[TouchPad General] Solartrooper:
I'm gonna have to agree on this pricing. Running xronified 2.9.1 and it is almost as functional as my nexus s phone and gets better every week. Way to go Team Xron!
[TouchPad General] Jotokun:
Unfortunately, yes. While the specs are top notch for the price and as such I dont regret my purchase, if i paid any more than $200 for this (new) I would have been furious. Home button feels cheap, makes me scared to use it. The speakers are constantly distorting in both webOS and Android, with the only solution being to reboot. Hairline cracks by the speakers and USB port that HP wont fix without me giving them my credit card info despite being a free repair (and subsequently I've chosen to live with since so far its just cosmetic).Volume rocker is loose, to the point that shaking the tablet makes a clear rattling sound.

HP obviously cut corners on their build quality here, and were out of their mind to charge iPad pricing for them out of the gate. For $100 though, it was still a steal due to how well Android runs on it.

As for webOS, it was flawed out of the gate. As of 3.0.4, its usable. Not as good as Android, but usable.
[TouchPad General] djbenny1:
well i was able to get my 16GB last night for £150 including the case, not sure if it was free during firesale?

had a good look and couldnt see any cracks or buttons falling off, marks of any kind or distortion of screen in corner. home feels good too!

anyway im happy with the price, theres no way i have 500 to splash on a transformer prime - and for 150 i can forgive the tp for its shortcomings (gps would have been nice though!)

currently on xron with all the relevant apps off my phone put onto it aswell, very happy!

given that tablets are generally quite a bit more expensive over here; i would have to say that with android, 16gb is easily worth £200 to me, with the 32GB at probably 250.